Desperate Young Couple Appeals for GH¢80,000 to Save Daughter With Brain Tumour

• A young couple from Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region is racing against time to raise funds for their five-year-old daughter, Joycelyn Amoako
• Joycelyn was diagnosed with a posterior fossa tumour that requires urgent neurosurgery at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra
• The family has already completed one procedure but still needs GH¢80,000 to fund the critical surgery to remove the tumour

A young couple from Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region is calling on well-meaning Ghanaians and charitable organisations to help save the life of their five-year-old daughter, Joycelyn Amoako, who is battling a brain tumour.

Joycelyn, born on 15 January 2021, has been diagnosed with a posterior fossa tumour, a serious condition that her medical team at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra says requires immediate neurosurgery.

Joycelyn's diagnosis and first procedure

Her father, Philip Amoako, explained that an MRI scan confirmed the presence of the tumour and indicated that it was obstructing the normal flow of fluid within Joycelyn's brain, causing dangerous fluid build-up.

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Doctors responded by performing the first of two required procedures, inserting a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt to redirect the excess fluid from her brain into her abdomen.

"Thanks be to God, we have been able to afford that procedure," Mr Amoako said.

Surgery still needed as funds run out

While the shunt procedure has been completed, the more critical operation, a craniotomy to physically remove the tumour from Joycelyn's brain, has not yet taken place.

In a report shared by Star FM on August 21, 2026, the estimated cost of the pre- and post-operative care for this surgery stands at GH¢80,000, roughly US$7,400, a sum the family is struggling to raise.

Mr Amoako has appealed to individuals, churches, businesses, and charitable organisations across Ghana to contribute towards his daughter's treatment.

The family were given a deadline of Tuesday, 20 October 2026, to gather the funds so that surgery can proceed without further delay.

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Anyone who wishes to support Joycelyn can reach the family through the following:

Name: Philip Amoako MTN

Mobile Money: 0549420954

Bank: Absa Bank Account Number: 0271753969

Account Name: Philip Amoako

Deadline: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Ghanaian social media personality Adjoa Tee sent her followers into a wave of worry after sharing a post from what appeared to be a hospital ward on August 17, 2026.

In the TikTok video, Adjoa Tee appeared dressed in patient attire, wearing a blue surgical head cap and hospital gown, with drips visibly attached to her arm.

Source: YEN.com.gh